Madison Violet
| Madison Violet | |
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.jpg) Madison Violet, 2011 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | www.madisonviolet.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Brenley MacEachern | |
| Lisa MacIsaac | |
Madison Violet is a Canadian folk duo from Toronto . It consists of the singers and songwriters Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac.
history
MacIsaac and MacEachern first met at an artist get-together in Toronto when MacEachern was a member of the band Zoebliss. MacIsaac also became a member of the band for a short time, and the pair continued to work together when Zoebliss split in 1999. At first they called themselves Madviolet; later they renamed themselves Madison Violet.
They released three self-published albums in Canada and were signed to True North Records for their fourth album, No Fool for Trying . In Germany they are under contract with Lake / India Records.
The duo repeatedly goes on extensive tours through Canada, Europe and Australia. In 2009 they received the Canadian Folk Award for "Best Vocal Group" and in 2010 they won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Folk category. Lisa MacIsaac is the sister of violinist Ashley MacIsaac . In March 2019 they toured with the new album Everything's Shifting in Germany (12 cities) and Switzerland (three stops).
Discography
Albums
- Mad Violet EP (2002)
- Worry the Jury (2004)
- Caravan (2006)
- No Fool for Trying (2009)
- The Good in Goodbye (2011)
- Come as You Are (Live) (2012)
- Year of the Horse (November 14, 2014)
- The Knight Sessions (2016)
- Everything's Shifting (2019)
Singles
- Light It Up (2004)
- Wake Up (2005)
- Crying (2009)
- These Ships (Matt James Remix) (2015)
- We Are Famous (2017)
Awards
- 2005 ECMA (East Coast Music Awards) nomination (Best New Artist)
- 2005 ECMA nomination (Pop Recording of the Year / Worry the Jury)
- 2007 ECMA nomination (Group Recording of the Year / Caravan)
- 2008 ECMA nomination (Folk Recording of the Year / Caravan)
- 2008 Canadian Folk Award nomination (Best Vocal Group)
- 2009 Canadian Folk Award - (Best Vocal Group)
- 2011 Independent Music Awards - Folk / Singer-Songwriter "Song of the Year" for The Random and Small of My Heart
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Musical duo: Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac" ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Xtra! , June 5, 2008.
- ↑ http://rockinthebluesfromcanada.blogspot.com/2009/03/true-north-records-signs-madison-violet.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ John Lennon Songwriting Contest
- ^ "Everything`s Shifting" - Tour 2019 , accessed March 12, 2019
- ↑ http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=1406
- ↑ http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=1406
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated August 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
